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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) Willoughby.
(c) Ross.
(d) The Gardener.

2. "Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts." Who says this?
(a) Lord Aumerle.
(b) Green.
(c) Bagot.
(d) Richard.

3. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?
(a) Mowbray.
(b) Lord Marshal.
(c) Bolingbroke.
(d) Gaunt.

4. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Gaunt's house.
(b) An orchard.
(c) A chapel.
(d) Windsor Castle.

5. Who is Bolingbroke's father?
(a) Earl of Northumberland.
(b) Lord Ross.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Sir Henry Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Mowbray banished from England?

2. Which of the following is not a reason Bolingbroke is executing the prisoners?

3. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. Who does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What is the double metaphor spoken in the Duchess's first speech of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Richard's condition in the beginning of Act 5, Scene 5. What is he doing?

2. What happens immediately preceding the official start of the duel?

3. Of what do Mowbray and Bolingbroke accuse one another in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Who is Bolingbroke looking for in Act 5, Scene 3? Describe what you know of this person.

5. How does Act 3, Scene 3 end?

6. How does Bolingbroke handle the murder of Richard?

7. How does Richard ultimately respond to the conflict of Act 1, Scene 1?

8. How long have the Captain and Salisbury been waiting for Richard? Have they heard from them? Who else is waiting with them?

9. What is the major revelation of Act 1, Scene 4?

10. Summarize Bushy and Greens' final moments.

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